The execution date for Carlton Gary, known as the ‘Stocking Strangler,’ has been set for Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Gary declined to request a last meal.

The execution date for Carlton Gary, known as the ‘Stocking Strangler,’ has been set for Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Gary declined to request a last meal.

A hearing is set for Carlton Gary for 10 a.m. on Thursday.The judge will hear more testimony on the extraordinary motion for a new trial.In 1977 and 1978, the city of Columbus was brought to its knees by the brutal rape and murder of seven elderly women. More >>

A hearing is set for Carlton Gary for 10 a.m. on Thursday.The judge will hear more testimony on the extraordinary motion for a new trial.In 1977 and 1978, the city of Columbus was brought to its knees by the brutal rape and murder of seven elderly women. More >>

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - Having spent nearly half his life behind bars for murder, December 3rd, 2009 was perhaps the worst day of Carlton Gary's life. With a death warrant signed, Gary would be executed by lethal injection in less than two weeks.More >>

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - Convicted of killing three Columbus women in the 1970's, Carlton Gary has fought through many appeals from his cell on death row. Four hours before his scheduled death, there was new life.More >>

News Leader Nine sat down with some of the key players in the arrest of Carlton Gary in the 80's. They remember the events surrounding the murders well, and set the scene for how Columbus was during that time.More >>

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - Fifty-one-year-old Michael Curry is finally behind bars, charged with slaying his pregnant wife and two young children back in 1985. But as local prosecutors assemble their strategy for what will be a high profile and emotional case,questions surrounding his arrest remain unanswered.More >>

Columbus, Ga. (WTVM) -- Atlanta-based attorney, Brian Krammer, is joining Carlton Gary's defense team. A new order filed in Muscogee County Superior Court names Krammer as counsel for the Gary as he undergoesMore >>

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - For the first time since his conviction 24 years ago, Carlton Gary speaks publicly about his case, the night of his arrest, and why he still maintains his innocence almost a quarter of a century after he was sentenced to death.More >>

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on Monday, Feb. 19. Authorities said Cruz’s brother was arrested for trespassing at the same school on Monday, March 19. (Source: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on Monday, Feb. 19. Authorities said Cruz’s brother was arrested for trespassing at the same school on Monday, March 19. (Source: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Authorities say the brother of the teen charged with killing 17 people at a Florida school has been arrested for trespassing at the same school.

(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP). FBI agents work the scene of an explosion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 18, 2018. At least a few people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital late Sunday, after three package bombs detonat...

Officials reported that an explosion in southwest Austin injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening.

Robert and Irma Talamantez have both practiced Santeria for nearly three decades. They said they aren't cruel and they aren't criminals, they're just believers in a misunderstood religion. (Source: KSAT/CNN)

Robert and Irma Talamantez have both practiced Santeria for nearly three decades. They said they aren't cruel and they aren't criminals, they're just believers in a misunderstood religion.